After a record-breaking year, Manchester City had the most points of any team in the top five European leagues in 2023.

Pep Guardiola’s squad had a fantastic 12 months, winning the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League in the 2022-23 season.

They added to their brilliant success by winning the UEFA Super Cup in August, followed by the Club World Cup in December.

In addition, according to fresh data, City was far and away the top of the points table for total games won in 2023.

The standings, which included cup matches, saw City win 47 of their 66 matches and lose just eight, amassing 152 points with an incredible goal difference of plus 105.

Manchester City had the most points of any club in 2023, following a record-breaking year.

Pep Guardiola’s team won the Treble last season and added two more trophies this season.

Real Madrid finished second with 43 wins from 63 games and 138 points with a goal difference of +74.

Real Madrid finished second with 43 victories from 63 games and 138 points, followed by Inter Milan, who finished third with 129 points from 61 games.

Surprisingly, considering their recent troubles, Barcelona and Manchester United both won the fourth-most games with 36, equaling 117 points.

Barcelona, on the other hand, played 10 less games and had a plus 45 goal difference to United’s plus 22, placing them marginally ahead of the Red Devils.

Erik ten Hag’s side finished third in the second part of last season and also won the Carabao Cup, prior to this season’s troubles in which they had lost nine of their 20 Premier League games.

Bayer Leverkusen, this season’s Bundesliga surprise gift, was only behind them, with 115 points from 52 games.

This occurred at a points-per-game average of 2.21, which dwarfs United’s 1.77 PPG and Barcelona’s 2.09.

After winning the Carabao Cup last season, Manchester United found themselves in fifth place.

They’ve had a bad season so far, losing nine of their 20 Premier League games.

Bayer Leverkusen averaged 2.21 points per game as Xabi Alonso’s team continued to thrive.

The annual table of the top five European leagues, with cup games included.

At the start of the winter break in Germany, Leverkusen led the Bundesliga by four points over Bayern Munich.

Their goal difference of plus 78 is very impressive, only surpassed by City, and reflects their extremely successful year and period after Alonso took charge in October 2022.

Their PPG is higher than Inter’s 2.11 and Real Madrid’s 2.19, but they behind City’s 2.30.

Guardiola’s team dominated the year, and with City presently five points behind leaders Liverpool and out of the Carabao Cup, they will be anxious for more success in 2024.